Imghad

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The Imghad are a social stratum within Tuareg society, traditionally serving as vassals or client communities under noble confederations such as the Kel Adagh in the central Sahara.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tuareg social group
social stratum
alliedWith various Tuareg armed groups in the Sahel
associatedCountry Algeria
Mali
Niger
associatedRegion Adagh des Ifoghas
central Sahara
associatedWith Kel Adagh
colonialEraChange status partially reconfigured under French colonial rule
culturalPractice Tuareg customary law (asan)}]}
differentiatedFrom Iklan
Tuareg
surface form: Tuareg nobles
economicActivity small-scale agriculture
transhumant herding
ethnicContext Tuareg
historicalRelation clients of noble Tuareg confederations
vassals of Kel Adagh
involvedIn Tuareg rebellions in Mali
language Tamasheq
opposedBy some noble Tuareg factions
partOf Tuareg caste-like hierarchy
postcolonialRole participants in northern Malian politics
religion Sunni Islam
socialFunction caravan support
pastoralism
socialMobility limited in precolonial period
socialOrganization tribal segments
socialStatus client communities
vassal communities
subordinateTo Imajaghan
Tuareg nobles
superordinateTo Ikelan
traditionalRole subordinate stratum within Tuareg society

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Kel Adagh hasSubgroup Imghad